Hideo Kitaoka Yanagiba 24 cm Damascus Shirogami#2

A classic Japanese slicing kitchen knife with a long, narrow and thin blade in the shape of a willow leaf, designed for cutting raw fish fillets into thin, almost transparent slices. It is perfect for preparing sashimi, fish carpaccio and various variants of sushi. The Yanagi knife is best used with a steady movement in one direction: towards you. In this model, the back edge has a beveled grind, which increases the comfort of guiding the knife with your index finger.

Technical data:

Blade – 11-layer rusty steel, core – #2 Shirogami Handle – rosewood Hardness – 61-63 HRC Overall length – 37.5 cm Blade length – 24 cm Blade width – 3.1 cm Blade thickness – 3.8 mm Sharpening method – single-sided Weight – approx. 147 g

A beautiful and slender Yanagiba knife is the basic tool of sushi masters. This knife was hand-forged from Damascus steel by master Hideo Kitaoka from Japan.